练口语记单词 四级5.docx

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练口语记单词四级5

n.　１．台，平台；讲台；２．站台，月台；３．（政党的）纲领，宣言

A:

Hepledgedtopaymetendollarsiftheylosethegame.

B:

Idon’tapproveofgamblingonsports.

pledge

n.　保证，誓言

vt.　保证，许诺

A:

Successhasbeenplentifulduringyourtenureascoach.

B:

ButI’vebeenmoreproudofmyplayers’successesinlifethanofourachievementsonthecourt.

plentiful

a.　丰富的，充足的，大量的

A:

I’veoverheardthatthere’saplottokilltheheadofthecompany.

B:

Ithinkthatit’sjustarumor.

plot

n.　１．故事情节；２．（秘密）计划，密谋；３．小块地皮，小块土地

vt.　１．密谋，计划；２．绘制．．．的平面图，在图上标绘的位置

vi.　密谋，计划

A:

Couldyoudomeafavorandplugthiscordintotheoutlet?

B:

Sure.Justtellmewheretheoutletis.

plug

n.　１．插头，插座；２．塞子，栓

vt.　把．．．塞住，用．．．塞住

plugin　给．．．接通电源，连接

A:

Whenareyougoingtoquityourjob?

B:

Somedaysoon,butIdon’tthinkI’mreadytotaketheplungejustyet.

plunge

vi.　１．纵身投入，一头进入；２．猛冲；３．猛跌，骤降

vt.　１．（猛力）把．．．投入（或刺进）；２．使突然陷入，遭受

n.　１．投身入水；２．猛跌，骤降

taketheplunge　（经过踌躇）决定冒险一试，采取决定性步骤

A:

Ifthenounisaplural,thenyoushouldconjugatetheverbappropriately.

B:

Iknow.Ijustgetconfusedsometimes.

plural

a.　复数的

n.　复数

A:

Doyouknowwhatfiveplusnineis?

B:

It’sfourteen.

plus

n.　１．加号，正号；２．有利因素

a.　表示加的，正的

A:

Iliketowritepoetry,butI’mafraidIcouldn’tmakealivingonit.

B:

Ithinkyoushouldfollowyourdreams.

poetry

n.　诗篇，诗歌，诗集

A:

Didyouknowthattheyusedtohaveaservanttastetheking’sfoodtomakesureitdidn’thavepoisoninit?

B:

ThatisajobthatIwouldnotwant!

poison

n.　毒药，毒物

vt.　使中毒，放毒于，毒害

A:

Youcaneatsomeofthemushroomsthatyoufindinthewoods,butsomeoftheothersarepoisonous.

B:

HowcanItellthedifference?

poisonous

a.　１．有毒的，２．恶毒的，刻毒的

A:

Whatdoyouthinkoftheadministration’snewpolicies?

B:

Ithinkthattheyaregoodideaswhichmaybedifficulttoputintopractice.

policy

n.　１．政策，方针；２．保险单

A:

Myleathershoesarelookingverydulltoday.

B:

Whydon’tyoupolishthem?

polish

vt.　１．磨光，擦亮；２．修改，使优美，润色

n.　擦光剂，上光蜡

polishoff　（飞快地）完成

A:

Doyoutrustpoliticians?

B:

ThereareveryfewpeopleinvolvedinpoliticswhomIwouldtrust.

politician

n.　政治家，政客

A:

Whyhaven’tyouevergotteninvolvedinpolitics?

B:

BecauseI’dratherleavethepoliticstothepoliticians.

politics

n.　１．政治，政治学；２．政纲，政见

A:

Iwishthereweren’tsomuchpollutionintheair.

B:

Ifyoumovedtoanothercity,thepollutionmightnotbesobad.

pollution

n.　污染，污染物

A:

Doyouenjoylivingnearthepond?

B:

Yes.It’snicetobeabletogofishingeveryday.

pond

n.　池塘

A:

Howdidyouknowthatyourligamentwasbroken?

B:

Itwistedmyankleandheardapop.

pop

vi.　１．突然出现，发生；２．发出砰的响声

n.　１．流行音乐；２．（发出）砰的一声

A:

IfIhadaportablecomputer,IcouldcontinuemyworkwhileI’montheroad.

B:

Whydon’tyoubuyone?

portable

a.　便于携带的；手提式的；轻便的

A:

Whydidn’tyouenterthebuilding?

B:

BecauseIaskedtheporteratthefrontdesk,andhesaidthebuildingwascloseduntilmorning.

porter

n.　１．搬运工人；２．看门人，大楼管理员

A:

Howdoyouplantohaveyourassetsdividedafteryourdeath?

B:

I’dliketogiveaportiontomychildren,andtheresttocharity.

portion

n.　一部分，一份

vt.（out）　分配，把．．．分给

A:

That’sabeautifulportraitofyourmotherhangingonthewall.

B:

Actually,it’smygrandmother.

portrait

n.　肖像，画像

A:

Ihateposingforpictures.

B:

Maybeyoushouldjusttakethem.

pose

vt.　１．造成，引起（困难等）；２．提出（问题等），陈述（论点等）

vi.　１．摆姿势；２．假装，冒充，装腔作势

n.　样子，姿势

A:

Howwasyourclassreceived?

B:

Quitewell,judgingfromallthepositivefeedbackIgot.

positive

a.　１．确实的，明确的；２．积极的，肯定的；３．正的，阳性的

A:

Ithinkit’swrongforonepersontopossesssomuchland.

B:

Itwouldn’tbesobadifhewerewillingtosellsomeofit.

possess

vt.　占有，拥有

A:

WhenwillJosephbearriving?

B:

There’sapossibilitythathecouldarriveasearlyastomorrow.

possibility

n.　１．可能（性）；２．可能的事

A:

Howmuchwillpostageonthisenvelopecost?

B:

Itshouldn’tbemorethanadollar.

postage

n.　邮费，邮资

A:

Whodesignedtheposterforthisevent?

B:

MyfriendJackdid.

poster

n.　招贴（画），海报，广告

A:

Hasthepostmandeliveredthemailyet?

B:

Notyet,buthe’susuallyherebeforefive.

postman

n.　邮递员

A:

Becauseoftherain,we’llhavetopostponethefootballmatch.

B:

I’mfreenextSaturdayifyouwouldliketoplaythen.

postpone

vt.　推迟，延期

A:

Whatdoyouthinkofinvestingintoday’smarket?

B:

Therearemanyrisks,butalsomanypotentialgains.

potential

a.　潜在的，可能的

n.　潜力，潜能

A:

Itmakesmesadthatsomanypeopleinthecityliveinpoverty.

B:

Well,atleastpovertyrateshavegonedownoverthepastfewyears.

poverty

n.　贫穷，贫困

A:

What’sthatwhitepowderonthefloor?

B:

It’slaundrydetergent.

powder

n.　粉末，粉

A:

You’vebecomequitepowerfulwithinthecompany.

B:

Well,I’veworkedhardovertheyears.

powerful

a.　１．强大的，有力的，有权的；２．强壮的，强健的

A:

Thankssomuchforlendingmethemoney.

B:

Nothanksareneeded.Afterall,you’repracticallyfamily.

practically

ad.　１．几乎，简直；２．实际上

A:

I’msogladthatwelivedthroughthewar.

B:

Ipraythatwe’llneveragainhavetogothroughsomethingsohorrible.

pray

v.　１．祈祷，祈求；２．请求，恳求

A:

Whatdidyoudowhileyoursonwasinthehospital?

B:

Isaidaprayereveryday,askingGodtohelphimgetbetter.

prayer

n.　１．祷告，祈祷；２．祷文，祷辞；３．祈求，祈望

A:

Isn’trockclimbingdangerous?

B:

Notifyoutakealloftheproperprecautions.

precaution

n.　预防，防备，警惕

A:

TheprecedingpiecewaswrittenbymyfriendLarry.

B:

He’sreallyagoodwriter.

preceding

a.　在先的，在前的，前面的

A:

Whatabeautifulwoodcut!

B:

Eachcutissoprecise.

precise

a.　１．精确的，准确的；２严谨的

A:

Whydoyoutakeyourcartothatmechanic?

B:

BecauseI’vealwaysbeenimpressedbyhisprecision.

precision

n.　精确（性），精密（度）

A:

Howwereyouabletopredicttheresultofthegame?

B:

Actually,Ijustguessed.

predict.

vt.　预言，预测，前言

A:

Wouldyoubewillingtowritetheprefacetomybook?

B:

I’dbedelightedto.

preface

n.　序言，引言，前言

A:

Whatstyletablewouldyoulike?

B:

Aroundonewouldbepreferabletoasquareone,butI’lltakewhateveryou’vegot.

preferable

a.　更可取的，更好的，更合意的

A:

Doyouhaveapreferenceofwheretosit?

B:

I’dprefertositbythewindow.

preference

n.　１．喜爱，偏爱，优先（权）；２．偏爱的事物（或人）

A:

Howmanytimeshaveyoubeenpregnant?

B:

Thisismyfourthpregnancy.

pregnant

a.　怀孕的，妊娠的

A:

Ican’tstandhavinganemployerwhoisprejudicedagainstwomen.

B:

Whydon’tyouswitchjobs?

prejudice

n.　偏见，成见

vt.　１．使有偏见；２．对．．．不利，损害

withoutprejudice（to）　（对．．．）没有不利，无损（于）

A:

Afterthepreliminaryproceedings,thetwoheadsofstatebegantheirconferenceinearnest.

B:

Weretheyabletoresolveanyoftheproblemsbetweenthetwonations?

preliminary

a.　预备的，初步的

n.　［常pl.］初步做法，起始行为

A:

Willwebereadyforthebigevent?

B:

Thepreparationsarealmostcomplete,soweshouldbeready.

preparation

n.　１．准备（工作），预备；２．制剂

A:

Doyouthinkthissentencesoundsnatural?

B:

Forthemostpart,butIwoulduseaprepositionotherthan“above”.

preposition

n.　介词

A:

ThedoctorsaidthatImightbesickforseveralweeks.

B:

Didheprescribeanymedicineforyou?

prescribe

vt.　１．开（药），吩咐采用（某种疗法）；２．规定，指定

A:

It’ssogoodtohaveRichardheretonight.

B:

Yes.Hispresencealonehasmadethisagreatparty.

presence

n.　１．出席，到场，存在；２．仪表，仪态

insb’spresence　当着某人的面，有某人在场

presenceofmind　镇定自若

A:

Whenareyousupposedtogiveyourpresentation?

B:

I’mscheduledtogotomorrow.

presentation

n.　１．提供，显示；２．外观，（显示的）图象；３．授予，赠送（仪式）；４．报告，介绍；５．表演

A:

Howmanylawyersarethereinyourfirm?

B:

Presently,therearethirty-three.

presently

ad.　１．不久，一会儿；２．现在，目前

A:

Howwillyourconstructionprojectseektopreservethenaturalenvironment?

B:

Weplantoleavesevenacresofthelanduntouched.

preserve

vt.　１．保护，维持；２．保存，包藏；３．腌制

A:

Doyoufeelpressuretofollowinyourfather’sfootstepsasafireman?

B:

Notreally.HetrulywantsmetodowhatIwanttodo.

pressure

n.　１．压（力），压强；２．强制，压迫

vt.　对．．．施加压力（或影响），迫使，说服

A:

Whodoyouthinkwilltaketheboss’splacewhenheretires?

B:

PresumablyAndyisnextinlineforthejob.

presumably

ad.　大概，可能，据推测

A:

Whichsidedoyouthinkwillprevailinthewar?

B:

Probablythesidewiththemostadvancedweaponsandthesmartestgenerals.

prevail

vi.　１．流行，盛行；２．（over）获胜，占优势；３．（on,upon）说服，劝说，诱使

A:

Thisshowisn’tasboringasthepreviousshowwas.

B:

I’mgladforthat!

previous

a.　１．先前的，以前的；２．（to）在．．．之前的

A:

I’mhavingadifficulttimespiritually.

B:

Maybeyoushouldtalktoyourpriestaboutit.

priest

n.　神父，牧师

A:

Whatwasyourgoalwithyourmostrecentnovel?

B:

Iwasprimarilytryingtodrawattentiontotheplightofthepoorinthecity.

primarily

ad.　主要地，首先

A:

Whatwasyourprimaryreasonfordroppingoutofcollege?

B:

Ijustdidn’twanttogoschoolanymore.

primary

a.　１．首要的，主要的，基本的；２．最初的，初级的

A:

Whydidheretiresoyoung?

B:

Ithinkitwasimportantforhimtoretireinhisprime.

prime

a.　１．首要的，主要的；２．最好的，第一流的

n.　１．青春，壮年；２．全盛时期

vt.　使完成准备工作，使准备好

A:

Cookingoverafireisaratherprimitivemethod,butIlovethetastethefiregivesthefood.

B:

AndIlovetowarmmyselfbythefirewhileyou’recooking.

primitive

a.　１．原始的，早期的；２．简单的，粗糙的

n.　原始人，原始事物

A:

Whenareyougoingtofinallygetmarried?

B:

Idon’tknow.IkeepwaitingformyPrinceCharmingtocomealong.

price

n.　王子，亲王

A:

Suzylooksjustlikeaprincessinthatbeautifulgown.

B:

Shereallyisquiteabeauty.

princess

n.公主，王妃

A:

Ifyoudon’tstarttobehave,I’mgoingtosendyoutotheprincipal’soffice.

B:

Ipromisetotrytobehave.

principal

a.　最重要的，主要的

n.　１．负责人，校长；２．资本，本金；３．主要演员，主角

A:

Canyoutellmemainprinciplebehindyourorganization?

B:

Well,thisisadifficultquestionbecausetherearemanyaspectstoourgoals.

principle

n.　１．原则，原理，道义；２．基本信念，信条

A:

Priortogettingthisjob,I’dneverheldajobformorethansixmonths.

B:

Andnowyou’vebeenworkinghereforsixyears!

prior

a.　优先的，在前的

priorto　在